Leap Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leap Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTX), a biotechnology company developing targeted and immuno-oncology therapeutics, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.
“We have continued to make steady progress in the development of both of our clinical-stage antibody programs this quarter. Our antibody targeting the DKK1 protein, DKN-01, has advanced to studies in biomarker-selected populations and we are preparing to initiate the first of multiple DKN-01 immunotherapy combination studies,” commented Christopher K. Mirabelli, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Leap Therapeutics. “Additionally, for our GITR agonist antibody, TRX518, we have fully enrolled one of our two repeat-dose monotherapy studies and are rapidly advancing development to begin combination studies.”
“We have continued to make steady progress in the development of both of our clinical-stage antibody programs this quarter. Our antibody targeting the DKK1 protein, DKN-01, has advanced to studies in biomarker-selected populations and we are preparing to initiate the first of multiple DKN-01 immunotherapy combination studies,” commented Christopher K. Mirabelli, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Leap Therapeutics. “Additionally, for our GITR agonist antibody, TRX518, we have fully enrolled one of our two repeat-dose monotherapy studies and are rapidly advancing development to begin combination studies.”